Movable integrated cremation device

ABSTRACT

Disclosed herein is a movable integrated cremation device. The device has a trailer which can be towed and relocated, an incinerator for burning a corpse, a cooling unit for cooling waste heat emitted from the incinerator, a dust collector for eliminating dust and offensive odor from the waste heat which is discharged, a waste heat discharge unit for discharging waste heat from which the dust and the offensive odors were removed, a gas supply unit for supplying fuel required for combustion to the incinerator, and an electricity supply unit for supplying electricity used to operate the components. The device can be towed using a vehicle, cool the high temperature waste heat generated during cremation, and remove dust and offensive odors from the waste heat before it is discharged.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates generally to a cremation device forcremating a corpse and, more particularly, to a movable integratedcremation device, which can be towed using a vehicle, cools waste heatof high temperature generated during cremation, and eliminates dust andoffensive odors from the waste heat, prior to discharging the waste heatto the outside.

2. Description of the Related Art

Generally, a corpse needs to be transferred to a designated crematoriumto be cremated. However, in a special case where the corpse was infectedby or was exposed to a contagious disease, the movement of the corpse isinevitably limited so as to prevent the epidemic from spreading.

In this case, the cremation of the corpse is delayed. Thus, a movablecremation device which is capable of directly cremating an infectedcorpse on the spot is required.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind theabove problems occurring in the prior art, and an object of the presentinvention is to provide a movable integrated cremation device, which canbe relocated to the location of a corpse and obviates the necessity ofdirectly installing a simple cremation device at the spot where thecorpse is located, thus making it convenient to cremate the corpse andpreventing environmental pollution resulting from waste heat, dust andoffensive odors which are generated during cremation of the corpse.

In order to accomplish the above object, the present invention providesa movable integrated cremation device having at least one trailer whichcan be towed and relocated, an incinerator for burning a corpse, acooling unit for cooling waste heat emitted from the incinerator, a dustcollector for eliminating dust and offensive odors from the waste heatwhich is discharged, a waste heat discharge unit for discharging wasteheat from which the dust and the offensive odors have been removed, agas supply unit for supplying fuel required for combustion to theincinerator, and an electricity supply unit for supplying electricityused to operate the components.

According to the present invention, the trailer may be provided with alift for pulling a corpse to the mouth of the incinerator. The cremationdevice may include two or more trailers. Furthermore, in the state ofthe above-mentioned components being separately mounted on correspondingtrailers, the trailers are connected to each other before beingoperated.

The incinerator may include at least one burner for burning a corpse,and a first blower for supplying combustion air during cremation.

The cooling unit may include an air-cooling unit which primarily coolswaste heat generated from the incinerator, and a water-cooling unitwhich secondarily cools the waste heat cooled by the air-cooling unit.The air-cooling unit may be provided with a second blower which suppliescold air to perform a heat exchange process. The water-cooling unit maybe provided with a water tank for storing water therein, and a pump forfeeding water from the water tank to the water-cooling unit.

The dust collector may include a pulse dust collector for eliminatingdust from the waste heat, and an electric dust collector for eliminatingoffensive odors from the waste heat.

The waste heat discharge unit may include a chimney for discharging thewaste heat, a third blower for forcibly discharging the waste heatthrough the chimney, and a muffler which is installed to an outlet sideof the third blower so as to decrease noise.

The movable integrated cremation device according to the presentinvention is advantageous in that respective components are mounted onmovable trailers, so that the device can be rapidly towed using ageneral access road to a spot where a corpse is located, thus allowingthe corpse to be easily handled.

The movable integrated cremation device according to the presentinvention is advantageous in that waste heat generated during thecremation of a corpse is cooled and thereafter dust and offensive odorsare eliminated from the waste heat before it is discharged, thuspreventing the surrounding environment from being contaminated, inaddition to enabling the safe use of the device.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the presentinvention will be more clearly understood from the following detaileddescription taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, inwhich:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a movable cremation deviceaccording to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a plan view illustrating the movable cremation deviceaccording to the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a left side view illustrating the movable cremation deviceaccording to the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a right side view illustrating the movable cremation deviceaccording to the present invention; and

FIG. 5 is a view illustrating the operation of the lift of the movablecremation device according to the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described indetail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a movable cremation deviceaccording to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view illustratingthe movable cremation device according to the present invention, andFIG. 3 is a left side view illustrating the movable cremation deviceaccording to the present invention.

Further, FIG. 4 is a right side view illustrating the movable cremationdevice according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a viewillustrating the operation of the lift of the movable cremation deviceaccording to the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the movable cremation device of the presentinvention includes trailers 100 a and 100 b which may be towed to a newlocation, an incinerator 200 which burns a corpse, cooling units 300 aand 300 b which cool waste heat emitted from the incinerator 200, dustcollectors 400 a and 400 b which eliminate dust and offensive odors fromthe emitted waste heat, a waste heat discharge unit 500 which dischargesthe waste heat after the dust and offensive odors have been eliminatedfrom the waste heat, a gas supply unit 600 which supplies fuel requiredfor combustion in the incinerator 200, and an electricity supply unit700 which supplies electricity used to operate the above components.

According to this invention, the trailers 100 a and 100 b may beconnected to a towing vehicle such as a truck or a combine so as to betowed, and may stop independently when the trailers 100 a and 100 b aredisconnected from the towing vehicle. The trailers 100 a and 100 b allowthe cremation components mounted thereon to be conveniently transferredand set up.

The trailers 100 a and 100 b are provided with a lift 110 for pulling acorpse to a mouth of the incinerator 200. The lift 110 is constructed sothat it is folded when the device is moved and is unfolded when thedevice is being used.

As shown in the drawings, the device is provided with two or moretrailers to allow the components to be separately mounted on thetrailers 100 a and 100 b. In this case, after the trailers 100 a and 100b are stopped side by side on the spot at which a corpse is located, thecomponents are connected to each other to be operated.

Here, the lift 110 may be installed to only the trailer 100 a having theincinerator 200.

According to this invention, the incinerator 200 functions to burn acorpse. As shown in the drawings, the incinerator 200 is provided withat least one burner 210 for burning a corpse and a first blower 220 forsupplying combustion air during incineration.

The incinerator 200 is heated until its internal temperature exceeds850° C. Thus, the inner surface of the incinerator 200 is finished usingan insulating material and firebrick so as to protect the incinerator200 and prevent heat from being radiated to the outside.

In the present invention, each cooling unit 300 a or 300 b functions tocool waste heat of high temperature, which is discharged after a corpseis incinerated by the incinerator 200. Each cooling unit 300 a or 300 bis constructed to reduce the temperature of the waste heat from 850° C.or more to 200° C. or less.

As shown in the drawings, the cooling units 300 a and 300 b preferablyinclude an air-cooling unit 300 a and a water-cooling unit 300 b so asto smoothly perform the cooling operation in stages. The air-coolingunit 300 a primarily cools waste heat generated from the incinerator 200to a temperature of 600° C. or less. The water-cooling unit 300 bsecondarily cools waste heat cooled by the air-cooling unit 300 a to atemperature of 200° C. or less.

The air-cooling unit 300 a reduces the load put on the water-coolingunit 300 b, thus ensuring reliable operation.

The air-cooling unit 300 a is provided with a second blower 310 whichsupplies cold air to perform a heat exchange process. The water-coolingunit 300 b is provided with a water tank 320 which stores water therein,and a pump 330 which feeds water from the water tank 320 to thewater-cooling unit 300 b.

The water tank 320 of the water-cooling unit 300 b is constructed tostore at least 8 tons of water, thus ensuring the smooth supply ofcooling water.

According to the present invention, preferably, one end of the firstblower 220 is connected to the incinerator 200, while the other end isconnected to the air-cooling unit 300 a, thus supplying hot air, whichgoes through a heat exchange process in the air-cooling unit 300 a, tothe incinerator 200 to serve as combustion air.

That is, external cold air is introduced into the air-cooling unit 300 aby the second blower 310, so that the cold air performs the heatexchange process and becomes converted into hot air. The hot air issupplied into the incinerator 200 by the first blower 220, thuspreventing a lowering of the internal temperature of the incinerator200.

The incinerator 200 is heated so that its internal temperature exceeds850° C. If external cold air is fed into the incinerator 200, moreburners are required to burn a corpse.

According to this invention, the dust collectors 400 a and 400 bfunction to eliminate dust and offensive odors from waste heat which isdischarged from the cooling units 300 a and 300 b. As shown in thedrawings, the dust collectors 400 a and 400 b include a pulse dustcollector 400 a for primarily eliminating dust from the waste heat, andan electric dust collector 400 b for secondarily eliminating offensiveodors from the waste heat, thus eliminating the dust and odors instages.

The pulse dust collector 400 a forces the introduced waste heat to passthrough a bag filter, whereby the bag filter captures dust. When a largequantity of dust is caught by the bag filter, so that it is difficultfor waste heat to pass, the dust is shaken away from the bag filter bypulses of air pressure. Thereby, the pulse dust collector 400 a can beused for a lengthy period of time.

When air is poorly ventilated because of it being a rainy season or lowatmospheric pressure, the electric dust collector 400 b eliminatespeculiar odors generated from the cremation device. The electric dustcollector 400 b passes waste heat between metallic plates around which amagnetic field is formed, thus collecting fine dust and odor particles,which have passed through the bag filter, using electric force, and thengetting rid of the fine dust and odor particles.

According to this invention, the waste heat discharge unit 500 serves todischarge waste heat from which dust and offensive odors were eliminatedby passing the waste heat through the dust collectors 400 a and 400 b.The waste heat discharge unit 500 includes a chimney 510, a third blower520 for forcibly discharging waste heat through the chimney 510, and amuffler 530 which is installed to the outlet side of the third blower520 to decrease noise.

According to this invention, the gas supply unit 600 functions to supplyfuel required for combustion to the incinerator 200. The gas supply unit600 is usually connected to a gas tank.

A vaporizer having the capacity of 100 kg or more and a pressureregulator of 100 kg or more are connected to the gas supply unit 600,thus allowing gas to be reliably supplied.

According to the present invention, the electricity supply unit 700functions to supply electricity which is used for operation of theincinerator 200, the cooling units 300 a and 300 b, the dust collectors400 a and 400 b, and the waste heat discharge unit 500, and isconstructed to have the power generating capacity of 50Kw or more.

In the movable integrated cremation device of this invention constructedas described above, the incinerator 200, the cooling units 300 a and 300b and the gas supply unit 600 are provided on one trailer 100 a equippedwith the lift 110, while the water tank 320, the waste heat dischargeunit 500, the dust collectors 400 a and 400 b and the electricity supplyunit 700 are provided on the other trailer 100 b. The trailers 100 a and100 b on which the associated components are loaded are moved to thelocation of a corpse, are stopped side by side, and are connected toeach other to be operated.

As described above, the present invention provides a movable integratedcremation device, in which respective components are loaded oncorresponding movable trailers, thus allowing the device to be rapidlytowed using general access roads to the location of a corpse, thereforemaking it easier to handle the corpse, and in which waste heat generatedduring the cremation of a corpse is cooled and then dust and offensiveodors are eliminated from the waste heat before it is discharged, thuspreventing the ambient environment from being contaminated, and enablingthe safe use of the device.

Although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has beendisclosed for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art willappreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions arepossible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the inventionas disclosed in the accompanying claims.

1. A movable integrated cremation device having at least one trailerwhich can be towed and relocated; an incinerator for burning a corpse; acooling unit for cooling waste heat emitted from the incinerator; a dustcollector for eliminating dust and offensive odors from the waste heatwhich is discharged; a waste heat discharge unit for discharging wasteheat from which the dust and the offensive odors have been removed; agas supply unit for supplying fuel required for combustion to theincinerator; and an electricity supply unit for supplying electricityused to operate the components, wherein the incinerator includes atleast one burner for burning the corpse and a first blower for supplyingair for the combustion of the corpse, and the cooling unit includes anair-cooling unit which has a second blower for supplying cold air toperform a heat exchange process, thus primarily cooling the waste heatgenerated from the incinerator, and a water-cooling unit which has awater tank for storing water and a pump for feeding water from the watertank, thus secondarily cooling the waste heat cooled by the air-coolingunit, wherein a first end of the first blower is connected to theincinerator, and a second end thereof is connected to the air-coolingunit, thus supplying air heated as a result of the heat exchange processof the air-cooling unit to be used as air for combustion taking place inthe incinerator.
 2. The movable integrated cremation device as set forthin claim 1, wherein the incinerator, the cooling unit and the gas supplyunit are mounted on one trailer equipped with the lift for pulling thecorpse, and the water tank of the cooling unit, the waste heat dischargeunit, the dust collector and the electricity supply unit are mounted onanother trailer, the trailers being moved to and stopped side by side ata location of the corpse and then connected to each other to beoperated.